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polyad

polyad noun: a group consisting of an indeterminate number of items.

Noun

polyad (plural polyads)

  1. A group consisting of an indeterminate number of items.
  2. An element whose valence is greater than two.

Forms of polyad

pluralpolyads

Origin of polyad

From poly- + -ad.

Words formed from polyad

Questions about polyad

What does polyad mean?
Polyad means a group consisting of an indeterminate number of items.
What part of speech is polyad?
Polyad is a noun.
What is the plural of polyad?
The plural of polyad is polyads.

Words near polyad in the dictionary

  1. polyactine
  2. polyactines
  3. polyacylamide
  4. polyacylamides
  5. polyacylated
  6. polyad
  7. polyadaptational
  8. polyaddiction
  9. polyaddictions
  10. polyaddition
  11. polyadditions

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